A series of developmental steps that an individual goes through from the time it is born until the time it reproduces
Cell cycle
The series of growth and development steps a cell undergoes between its "birth"—formation by the division of a mother cell—and reproduction—division to make two new daughter cells
Interphase
The period of the cell cycle when the cell grows and makes a copy of its DNA
Mitotic (M) phase
The period of the cell cycle when the cell divides its copied DNA and cytoplasm to make two new cells
Mitosis
1. Prophase
2. Metaphase
3. Anaphase
4. Telophase
Cytokinesis
1. In animal cells: Contractile ring forms and pinches the cell in two
2. In plant cells: Cell plate forms and partitions the cell
G0 phase
A resting state where the cell is not actively preparing to divide, but just doing its job
G1
cells accomplish most of their growth, getting bigger in size and making proteins and organelles needed for normal functions of DNA synthesis.
Synthesis (S) Phase
when DNA replication and much of the DNA repair activity occurs in cells
G2 Phase
a period of rapid cell growth and protein synthesis during which the cell prepares itself for mitosis
